wget: use wcurl instead

[AndreiCherniaev]

wget Removed from Ubuntu Server 25.10 Default Install, see https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-server-25-10-replaces-wget-with-wcurl wget is still alive, but let's suggest modern best practices

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[Managor]

Can you summarize the reasons to prefer wcurl over wget?

[AndreiCherniaev]

Can you summarize the reasons to prefer wcurl over wget?

My commit contains 4 files changes:

1. pages/common/curl.md Stop to promote wget in curl section, let's promote wcurl - a simple wrapper around curl to easily download files.
2. pages/common/wget.md Stop promote curl, let's promote wcurl because wcurl is more similar to wget.
3. pages/linux/systemd-inhibit.md and pages/common/parallel.md Here I follow trend to stop using wget because "Ubuntu developers have decided to remove wget from the default install of Ubuntu Server 25.10, in favour of wcurl, which offers similar functionality." I know that a lot of people love wget, but in this cases wget is not key command, this documents are about systemd-inhibit or parallel and wget was there just like a something extra.

[Managor]

I don't really care if ubuntu developers removed it. I want to know why.

[AndreiCherniaev]

I don't really care if ubuntu developers removed it. I want to know why.

Because we already have curl which have the same functionality. And we also have wcurl which eliminates the need to remember arguments of curl

[Managor]

Is the library for wcurl more extensive that wget?
Also I guess using wcurl eliminates one extra package from your system?

[AndreiCherniaev]

Is the library for wcurl more extensive that wget?

Situation is more complex. wcurl (wrapper around curl) is more simple tool that wget. But when power of wcurl not enough user switched to curl. curl needs no introduction. curl and wget have duplicate functionality, to avoid chaos it is better to use something one...

Also I guess using wcurl eliminates one extra package from your system?

From Ubuntu 25 server...